The People Who Weave Stories and Those Who Take the Stage Are Both Skilled at Telling Lies

Before Lin Yu had fully realized that he possessed a talent for "performing," he had once heard an unquestionably "talented genius" discuss geniuses and talent.

"I believe the geniuses in this world can be divided completely into two 'types.'"

"Geniuses often achieve outstanding accomplishments in a particular field that ordinary people can hardly reach, and those accomplishments often clearly reveal the roles played by 'inspiration' and 'talent'—but most of the geniuses we see belong to the first type: 'lucky' geniuses."

"They found their talent, did not let it go to waste, and happened to possess a strong interest in the areas they excelled in and had talent for. Famous painters and musicians, scholars and researchers who made major theoretical breakthroughs, generals who won unbelievable wars... Most of the 'geniuses' you can think of are 'lucky' geniuses."

"So some people say that everyone might actually be a buried genius—it's just that you haven't found what you're good at yet."

"And the second type... are geniuses who absolutely cannot be buried, geniuses who need no 'luck.' These geniuses do not possess some specific talent, such as the ball sense and reflexes of a top athlete, or an artist's sense of color and pitch... What these geniuses possess is 'true talent.'"

"Active minds, outstanding imagination, powerful willpower and decisiveness, keen perception... One trait, or some indescribable quality originating from the soul, determines that they truly stand beyond the reach of 'ordinary people.'"

"And these talents determine that they can achieve success in most things they do—though they aren't 'all-rounders' in the literal sense, and may still have things they aren't good at, but... aside from a few extremely narrow and specific matters they aren't good at, whatever they take an interest in, they will achieve success in—they have the power to 'choose.'"

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